Österreichischer Sammlerverein der Liechtensteinischen Philatelie
And now the Liechtenstein Post – after Austria, Croatia, the UN and Gibraltar (they are known to me) – joins the number of postal companies issuing a so-called crypto stamp. But Liechtenstein promises to top it all off by not only allowing you to store the crypto stamp in the blockchain, but also to play Read More …
For the first time, Liechtenstein Post is honoring the great writer Dante Alighieri with a special souvenir sheet with two stamps. This tribute is being paid on the 700th anniversary of his death. We only know about Dante’s life indirectly, derived from sources including the works of the poet himself. Even if we have an Read More …
The 100th anniversary of the Constitution of the Principality of Liechtenstein is being commemorated by Liechtenstein Post. The three stamps “Freedom” (value CHF 0.85), “Peace” (value CHF 1.00) and “Democracy” (value CHF 1.50) are produced in contemporary high-quality metallic printing and foil stamping and, with the excerpt from the original 1921 edition of the Constitution Read More …
This joint issue of the Principality of Liechtenstein and Ukraine is dedicated to the painter Eugen Zotow, born in 1881 in Kharkiv (today Ukraine) in the Russian Tsarist Empire as Ivan Grigorievich Myassoyedov. Interestingly, Liechtenstein already issued a joint issue dedicated to this painter in 2013: at that time, however, with Russia. After learning “painting” Read More …
This time I present a stamp (souvenir sheet) of the Portuguese Post, which in my eyes combines three novelties with something old. and is already listed on the “shortlist” for the World Post & Parcel Awards in 2021. Novelty 1: It is a stamp (souvenir sheet) that can be seen in connection with the Covid-19 Read More …
Here we tell little stories about various individual documents. First of all, of course, you ask yourself, what could I use them for? This is noted in the corresponding PDF. The PDF can also be downloaded – if the font here on the homepage is too small. You just have to click on the red Read More …
Today I may present you again a letter from our member Werner Rath. He thinks that the envelope is “nothing special”, but this POW letter is a contemporary witness, as many letters can be. One can learn a lot about history and the “normal” life at the corresponding timesro.. This is a letter from a Read More …
A nice article in the last issue of the magazine of the Süddeutsche Zeitung can be found here: at least if you want to learn something more about Austrians, or if you are one of those Austrians who can also laugh about themselves. It is about the “stamp self-made” – speak personalized stamps at the Read More …
174 years ago exactly on September 21, 1847, Lady Gomm, wife of the Governor of Mauritius, wrote invitations to a masquerade ball on September 30, 1847. Among others, she also sent an invitation to Mr. Adam Esq. Junr.. She franked these letters with the new 1 penny stamps for local and intra-local mail traffic of Read More …
How do I get on the topic of gratitude this month? Actually, via the stork from the science section. To the Egyptians, it was clear that young storks cared for their aging parents, bringing them food and even carrying them through the air. The Greeks took up this story and formed from it the “stork Read More …